BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Ux 125 K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Ux 125 K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.6% average, from 822 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 90.7%
2009
lowest-passing year · 80.1%
10.6pp
spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2010 (90.7% of 140 tests). Lowest: 2009 (80.1% of 341). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

78%85%93%2008: 80.6% pass (273 tests)2009: 80.1% pass (341 tests)2010: 90.7% pass (140 tests)2011: 84.7% pass (59 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.6%)
2008 273 80.6% -2.0 pp
2009 341 80.1% -2.5 pp
2010 140 90.7% +8.1 pp
2011 59 84.7% +2.1 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2021
70%81%91%2011: 87.5% pass (32 tests)2012: 87.6% pass (89 tests)2013: 85.9% pass (99 tests)2014: 85.6% pass (111 tests)2015: 84.2% pass (95 tests)2016: 85.4% pass (96 tests)2017: 73.7% pass (76 tests)2018: 76.0% pass (50 tests)2019: 76.5% pass (34 tests)2021: 82.9% pass (35 tests)20112021

Questions

Which Ux 125 K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Ux 125 K8 overall (82.6%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 80.1% from 341 tests.
Which Ux 125 K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 90.7% of 140 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2011.
How much does the Ux 125 K8 pass rate vary by year?
10.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.7%) and lowest (2009, 80.1%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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